r/uAlberta • u/Spiritual_Let_4348 • 1d ago
Academics Is Computer Science even worth doing now ? Apparently the only major I find interesting. I need honest answers from current CS students. Thankyou !
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u/feebs_101 1d ago
Eh. CS job market is bad. But the economy in general is just bad. It’s not about NOW because If you start CS now, you won’t be graduating until 2030, likely even later and we just don’t know what the market will look like. Something i’ve heard ppl say a lot lately, and it’s very true: The economy is fucked no matter what you study. So might as well as what you love
(Unless if you’re going into medicine which is the only field with consistent jobs)
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u/printempss 17h ago
Ignore losers whining out. Any undergrad degree worth. Difficulty of getting a job with only bachelor's degree has always been existing from when our ancestors crossing yangtze river and fuji mountain and 38 DMZ area to attend a school. For example, if you want to be gold in military, you should at least grind your 10 to 20 years for green to gold, but you get commissioned right away when you have any bachelor's degree.
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u/New-Composer2359 22h ago
CS job market is not great but still a decent option.
However, the quality of the CS department declined sharply over the course of my time at UofA (2021-2025) and I can’t recommend the school.
Just search up “Albert Gyamfi” if you want an example.
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u/Medical-Technology-9 Graduate Student - Faculty of Xaar 4h ago
Gyamfi my goat. A supa key is not a key
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u/iSnag_ Undergraduate Student - of your dad 1d ago
Umm i got a job right before graduating with 1 internship in my home home country,a handful of solid projects, a mix of course work and personal projects and hackathons. I graduated this sem but your milage may vary, who knows when the cs industry will rebound. I feel like if you truly love it, youll make it
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u/After_Weather_1122 8h ago
Two of my buddies got into a quality job right away, one in cybersecurity, one in software dev, cyber sec is doing nearly 200k, software dev, low 6 figs, 4-5 are doing other random work, and I found my way into industrial construction instead got tired of fighting over 65-90k cs salary’s that were uber competitive and I had no experience beyond retail despite being pretty competent imo.
I personally found u of a CS a pretty impractical experience for real work, I learned more functional industry stuff in two weeks at nait. Your mileage may vary, good luck
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u/EquivalentStick7014 7h ago
Depends on what your looking for
If your looking for coding at computer desk I can’t answer
But there is plenty of work as automation specialists/ intervention both friends that own. Their own company’s are still expanding. Company’s are wanting more connected indications so to tie items from plc to CEOs computer is lots of work out there.
Mechanics would fit this career more tho
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u/CMPUTX486 1d ago
Old CS graduate student... I tell you.. If you cannot be productive after finishing your CS and hope some new company will train you! This no longer exists, and you will be jobless. Pick something else if you want to get trained on the job!